So That's Why MySpace Blocked YouTube
from the originality dept
News Corp. raised the hackles of some MySpace users last month when the site blocked links to video-hosting site YouTube. It eventually capitulated, saying there had been "a simple misunderstanding". Now, however, some are reporting that MySpace is blocking Revver, another video service. Another "misunderstanding"? Maybe, though it could have more to do with the strategy for the site News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch announced yesterday -- a strategy in which video downloads play a central role, along with instant messaging and internet calling. Sound familiar? Those are pretty much the same differentiators Murdoch said he wanted to add back in October as part of his "be different by offering the same stuff everybody else has" plan. Murdoch adds that the portal business is in danger of becoming outdated, that young people don't need a site to tell them where to go -- when, by adding the videos and voice calling and beefing up the site's instant-messaging service, it sounds like like a portal is exactly what he wants MySpace to be. MySpace can add all the cool new features it wants, but if it eschews the community and user-created content that made it so popular in favor of a broadcast-style business, its young user base will simply flock somewhere else. Update: After some people noticed -- just like with YouTube -- MySpace has reversed its blocking of Revver.Thank you for reading this Techdirt post. With so many things competing for everyone’s attention these days, we really appreciate you giving us your time. We work hard every day to put quality content out there for our community.
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Sheer Effrontery
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Fox News Corp Censors Myspace.com
Nico and The Velvet Underground were kicked off Myspace.com on February 13, 2006. This is the 8th time the band has been censored by Rupert Murdoch’s popular yet controversial site. Even as the shadow of New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer looms over Myspace, and U2 and Madonna build a web presence, Nico and The Velvet Underground enter 2006 as the most censored band on the internet.
According to the Associated Press, “Complaints also have been directed at News Corp.’s purchase, including accusations of censorship as MySpace occasionally blocked video stored elsewhere and embedded in profiles, just as MySpace was readying its own video-sharing service. ” (Social Networking Site MySpace Is Latest Online Darling Monday, February 13, 2006: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,184607,00.html).
With Myspace.com as an attractive buy, News Corp. earned $1.08 billion up to December, a significant jump from last year’s $386 million gain. Media giant Rupert Murdoch, who is the majority shareholder of News Corporation, recently bought out Intermix Media, owner of Myspace.com for 580 Million.
With legal problems mounting against News Corp and Rupert Murdoch, New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer has accused Myspace.com of false advertising and deceptive business practices. Within the last year, Myspace was fingered for spyware attacks to redirect members to its search engine.
Intermix Media agreed to settle for 7.9M, having admitted no wrongdoing.
While Nico and The Velvet Underground arent ruling out a record deal with Viacom, Paramount, and MTV, it is concerned about this shocking news. Nico’s press conference is set to air on several media outlets including WBBM AM/FM Chicago and Spike TV. In related news, Paramount bought out rival Dreamworks for $1.5 Billion, wrangling entertainment giants Steven Spielberg, David Geffen and Jeffrey Katzenberg. Viacom, which owns Paramount, reportedly negotiated a purchase of Myspace.com before the shocking buy out from Fox News on July 19, 2005. Spokeswoman Anna Astley is concerned about these recent developments and commented on the censorship fiasco. “Myspace.com and Fox News made no warning that the band’s account was being cancelled. Cancelling Nico and The Velvet Undergrounds’ Myspace.com account is tantamount to censorship and a violation of their First Amendment rights.”
Anna Astley refused to comment regarding any future legal action against News Corporation, Fox News, and/or Myspace.com regarding Nico and The Velvet Underground’s First Amendment rights. “We cannot make a statement at this time,” stated Astley. The investigation will result in an announcement in early summertime.
No word if the band intends on releasing the album just yet. Stay tuned for breaking details.
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Sheer Effrontery
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hell of a blocking technology over there...
all they do is strip the string 'youtube' from anywhere it is found... so just use the IP and you're fine!!
bunch of idiots. worst programming of any site in the history of ever.
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Re: hell of a blocking technology over there...
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but uh... obviously you haven't browsed myspace recently have you?
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No Subject Given
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so what
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The concern here, in my humblest of opinions, is that Rupert Murdoch, who also does whatever he pleases with the other facets of his empire (20th Century Fox,
20th Century Fox Espanol,20th Century Fox Home Entertainment,20th Century Fox International,20th Century Fox Television,Blue Sky Studios,Fox Searchlight Pictures,Fox Studios Australia,Fox Studios Baja, Fox Studios LA,Fox Television Studios,Fox Broadcasting Company,Fox Sports Australia,Fox Television Stations,FOXTEL STAR,Fox Movie Channel,Fox News Channel,Fox College Sports,Fox Sports Enterprises,
Fox Sports en Espanol,Fox Sports Net,Fox Soccer Channel,FUEL TV,FX,National Geographic Channel (US/Worldwide)SPEED Channel,Stats, Inc.,BSkyB,DIRECT TV,FOXTEL,SKY Italia),
Has a bit of a monopoly on media, whomever controls the media controls the thoughts and opinions of the masses. most people take whatever is spoon-fed them, and one person with so much control has potential to be very very dangerous. He has used his control to sway the will of the people by manipulating news stories and events to sway a certain political party's way.
If everyone watches non-murdoch controlled media, he loses his control over the minds of the masses. its pretty simple, even though it sounds a bit crazy.
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Not likely when he controls all media.
Also, even if the public would be willing to go along with such a thing, we would have no media outlets to inform them of the boycott (the only people we would reach aren't watching his crap anyway) and any intenet initaitive that seemed to be picking up steam would either get shut down by viruses or by the FBI after Murdoch had it branded as terrorist.
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BITCH AND WE DO HAVE HOBBIES OTHETR THAN PLAYIN DUMB ASS VIDEO GAMES NERD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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wtf
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Crazy
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MyTrendSpot offers no censorship
Again, the site is MyTrendSpot aka MTS (visit us at www.mytrendspot.com and be part of your own trend)
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again sorry for posting off topic
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unblock
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NEW WAY TO ACCESS
Go to Access it and find out more.
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myspace
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Re: myspace
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use
i have found http://www.proxieslist.net has quite a few proxies that arnt blocked but its better if you check it before school as my school blocks it half the time and somes not.
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has quite a few proxies that arnt blocked but its better if you check it before school as my school blocks it half the time and somes not.
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youtube
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GIVE YOUTUBE BACK!!!
Encouraging violence? I don't think so. Just ban the few bad videos! And what's with "all your videos are belong to us"
AAAHHAAGGHRAH!
No Right to take others videos!
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Re: GIVE YOUTUBE BACK!!!
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YOUTUBE & MYSPACE
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Re: YOUTUBE & MYSPACE
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whyy.??
-- shayy
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help
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https://box94.bluehost.com/~radioact/cgi-bin/nph-radioactivefate-proxy.cgi/000100A/http/lo gin.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=login&nextPage=fuseaction%3duser&MyToken=3bc8bf70-39a5- 4eb8-8332-cae9be12672d
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Great myspace proxy
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how....???
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MySpace, a place 4 ppl whodont hav hobbies or foll
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Myspace is just a fad
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fuck you
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but chea fuck all ya who hate myspace ya a bunch of lonely bitches anywayz!
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OMFG
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ur gay
ps. your all gay luv dake
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hivehimen
capeash!!!
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capaesh!!
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College Filter
http://www.ProxyMy.com
It will let you go to Myspace or any other site because it can bypass firewalls and filters
Have fun =)
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get on myspace
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try this
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try this one
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Proxies
http://www.kbcafe.com/myspace/?guid=20061010153048
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works so good.
so does www.89.com
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i need to get on myspace!
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i got some new ways to get to myspace from school
* www.nightproxy.com
* www.myspaceproxy1.com
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Blocked Proxies
The Usual,
Myspace blocked at school and i have tried so many proxies its not funny....they are all blocked as well...
Does anyone know of any proxies not blocked by schools....
and has anyone tried firefox, does it work???
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tiz gay.
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WOW FOUND A WAYTO ACCESSS
Anonymously browse the web from school or work through this free proxy.
Bypass firewalls and access blocked websites.
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myspace
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access banned websites, network security
http://www.hidemyway.com (you can LOGIN to MySpace and access your profile easy from school, working on 13.11.2006!!!!!)
http://www.msproxy.net and http://www.surfinter.net
If this is not working please contact webmaster and we will setup other proxies before school ban it.
ENJOY
Don't forget to user proxifier: http://www.hidemyway.com/prox.php if you want to access and LOGIN Myspace.com !
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wow good news
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bitch
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i need a new one
all of them are DONE FOR!!! ahhhhhhh
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this is retarded
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Getting Around Myspace Blocks
http://www.schoolnetproxy.com x
http://www.proxyfromschool.com x
http://www.facebooksproxy.com x
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http://www.myschoolsproxy.com x
http://www.websproxy.com x
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http://www.toonproxy.com
http://www.bebosproxy.com
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http://www.netsproxy.com
http://www.dvdproxy.com
http://www.proxymyspaces.com
http://www.bebosproxy.com
http://www.uncoverfacebook.com
http://www.windowproxy.com
http://www.toonproxy.com
http://www.bondproxy.com
http://www.myspacefromwork.com
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Getting Around Myspace Blocks
http://www.schoolsproxy.com
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annoyed by blockers
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unblock myspace
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myspace unblocker
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heyy
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comments
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It is easy to unblock banned websites ! (myspace.c
http://www.surfinter.net
http://www.hidemyway.com (secure connection, myspace.com ready)
http://www.msproxy.net
Enjoy
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...but murdoch has a point that student shouldn't use the school computers for that kind of stuff
the persinal computer use should be done at home or a friends house
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this is gay
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A few sites to unblock myspace
here are a few sites to unblock myspace.
www.myspacebypass.com
www.myspaceproxy1.org
cheers
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Proxy sites to unblock myspace at school.
www.myspacebypass.com
www.myspaceproxy1.org
www.myspaceproxysite.net
www.myspa ceproxy1.info
www.myspacebypass.net
www.bypassmyspace.net
www.unlockmyspace.info
try these sites since they are all working for me.
thanks everyone.
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Umm.they didnt work
Yeah..
All those sites didnt work.
I tried all of them,
But this year we got a gay ass new principsl and she dont know how to mind her owns fucknig business.
So..
Like..
EVERYTHING that has anythign to do with proxy is no t blocked.
So please create anothwer.
I am begging.
IYLIYLY!!!
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thats fucked up
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GRRRR....
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myspace at school
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BLOCKED MYSPACE PROXYS
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bloody school blocked all proxies!
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unblock
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I know how to get around it dude!!
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works fine for me.
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more sites to get on myspace
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everything
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MySpace Proxy
http://aniscartujo.com/webproxy
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presening pagemod secure ssl cgi proxies..
one of the few cgi proxies working.
supports a range of sites like myspace bebo youtube etc.
the best thing is tht they have quick email support and send their new domains twice in a week. there latest domain is
https://mission75.info
just signup for their domain newsletter and ur unblocked for ever
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wth?
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